Working under new management

By Robert J. Tamasy Download print copy here Have you ever driven past a business and noticed the sign, “Under New Management,” prominently displayed on the exterior? It makes you wonder if that will prove to be a good thing or not, right? I can think of a restaurant...

Reeling from rotten reorganisations

By Rick Boxx Download print copy here Constant reorganisation was one of the biggest drawbacks I have experienced in working for large organisations. Every year, usually around September, the budget process would begin. Rumours would start about the expected...

Counting the cost of a career

By Jim Langley Download print copy here A business article in the Los Angeles Times caused me to do some research on the new CEO for a major airline. Within six weeks of taking on this position, the top executive had been hospitalised after a suffering serious heart...

Feeling badly when we have it good

By Jim Mathis Download print copy here More than 20 years ago, the 14th September 1992 issue of Forbes magazine carried an article entitled, “Why Do We Feel So Bad When We Have It So Good?” I kept the issue because there has not been a time since then, or...

What do others see as your identity

By Robert J. Tamasy Download print copy here From time to time we hear of people taking a break from their jobs, college, even their marriages, to “search for their identity.” As if they might have misplaced it somewhere and are hoping it will turn up at a...

Overcoming Employee Discontent

By Rick Boxx Click here to download print copy Businesses are often so driven by the bottom line – maximising profits – that they are reluctant to increase payroll costs. Such a strategy might boost profit margins over the short term, but can have a disastrous...